First impressions are lasting impressions! This is why it is so important that you make a good first impression. In most cases, it is your sign which most people see first. It is your sign which most likely will drive business your way or drive it away. This why I have made it my goal over the past years to provide my customers the very best carved signs your money can buy. Whether you are looking for a great sign or a custom woodcarving, I always give you the very best that I can offer. I do this because I take great pride in my work and because of this, in turn making you look great as well. The bottom line is when you hire me to do a carving for you, you are hiring an artisan that is dedicated to providing you with a quality work of art whether it is a sign or a custom woodcarving.

I have been a professional sign carver since 1976. I have been providing Exquisitely Hand Carved Signs, 3-Dimensional, carved, sand blasted, fabricated, and painted signs throughout the United States and many parts of the world.

One thing that makes my signs unique and have character is that they are laid out by hand and not generated by a computer. My carved signs are also carved with knives and hand tools as are all my carvings. Add to this, a great care I take in the finishing of all my signs and woodcarvings and you have a product that will last for years as long as it is properly cared for. I use the highest quality (I don't use cheap or inferior products) paints with high pigment count, nor do I skimp on the amount of paint use in my signs. Every carved sign is either primed and has at least 3 layers of acrylic base paint and two layers of finish color, or it has a minimum of 3 coats of spar varnish before it leaves my studio.

I carve on the highest quality woods available to me and on High Density Urethane (HDU). My gold letters are all done with 23kgold leaf.

HDU has become very popular within the sign industry due to its unique properties. It comes in sheets that are 4'x8' and up to 2" thick. Because of its closed cell design it never absorbs water which makes it resistant to rot, warp and fungus plus it carves well. It also sandblast well and since I refuse to waste old growth redwood for making signs, that is great news.

I am so confident of the quality of my work, that before any carving leaves my studio, I sign, number, and date every carving! Starting in 2004 I am including the month as well as the year which the carving was done.

So in a nut shell, when you purchase a sign or carving from me, this is what you can expect...

YOU GET AN ORIGINAL WORK THAT IS EITHER CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR YOU OR FROM YOUR SUPPLIED DESIGN.

A HIGH QUALITY SIGN OR WOODCARVING.

SUPERIOR QUALITY MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP.

MULTI-LAYERS OF HIGH QUALITY FINISHES TO ASSURE LONGER LIFE.

A SIGN OR WOODCARVING WHICH IS PERSONALLY SIGNED, NUMBERED, AND DATED.

Besides carving great signs and woodcarvings for businesses, individuals, and other sign shops, I have been teaching the art of sign and woodcarving since 1976.

To have a personally hand carved sign done for yourself or someone special to you contact me at